Captain John Smith Elementary School, Hampton, VA

Captain John Smith Elementary School phone & mascot

Phone: (757) 850-5088
Hours: Not published for the regular school year. Summer 2026 office hours (Jun 15-Aug 7): 8:00 AM-4:00 PM, Monday-Thursday.
Mascot: Sharks (students are the "Smith Sharks")
Principal: Lindsay A. Jackson
Address: 379 Woodland Rd, Hampton, VA 23669

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

2.3 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 56.8% across all subjects — 15th percentile statewide.

3.4 · Academic progress

68% of students showed growth in reading and 80% in math — 27th percentile.

7.2 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 6.9% — better attendance than 69% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 3.6 for 2025–26, compared with 2.8 for 2024–25 — up 0.8.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

54%state 69%

Virginia Studies

44%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

62%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

70%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

56%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

57%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

59%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

53%state 73%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

Captain John Smith Elementary School & its school zone

A public elementary school in Hampton Public Schools, Captain John Smith Elementary School anchors its attendance zone in Hampton, VA 23669. Buyers searching homes for sale near Captain John Smith Elementary School are shopping this Hampton school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Hampton elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 3.6/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 2.8 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 56.8%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 68% of students showed growth in English reading and 80% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 6.9%, better than the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Hampton school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Captain John Smith Elementary School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Hampton Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.

How the VaHome School Score works

Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.

Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2025–26) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district: Hampton City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public, Regular elementary school
Established: 1967
Enrollment: 414 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 29 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510180000735

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

56%

Mathematics

63%

Science

54%

History & Social Sci.

44%

Attendance

2025-2026

Consistent attenders

93.1%

6.9% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Captain John Smith Elementary School

Captain John Smith Elementary School opened for the 1967-68 school year and is part of Hampton City Public Schools in Hampton, Virginia. It is named for Captain John Smith, the English soldier, explorer, and author who helped establish the Jamestown colony, the first permanent English settlement in America, in 1607. The school serves students in grades PK through 5 and its mascot is the Shark.

The school sits at 379 Woodland Road in the eastern part of Hampton, in the city's Phoebus/Buckroe area near the Chesapeake Bay waterfront. As of the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled 374 students and was Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail ↗ — NCES School ID, address, phone, grades served, locale, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, classroom teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Captain John Smith Elementary ↗ — Accreditation status, SOL overall pass rates, demographics, chronic absenteeism, principal, enrollmentSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Captain John Smith Elementary School official website (Hampton City Schools) ↗ — Phone, mascot (Sharks), summer office hours, official website URL2026
Hampton City Schools - A History of the Origins of Schools' Names (board document) ↗ — Founding year (1967-68), naming history / who Captain John Smith washistorical

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

Captain John Smith Elementary School